The Houston Astros fielded a singing-dancing cheerleading group in 1980 called Apple Pie. The group's eight performers, who wore Western-themed costumes in the Astros' bold colors of the period, posed in the Astroworld Hotel's Hofheinz Suite for this promotional photograph. Molly Glentzer, then 24, is at far left. Photo courtesy Molly Glentzer.

The Houston Astros fielded a singing-dancing cheerleading group in...

I didn't join the Houstonians who lined up to grab a piece of the Astrodome when crews began dismantling the interior of the iconic structure late last year, after Harris County voters rejected a $217 million bond to turn it into an event center.

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